Meekiong, Kalu and Mohd Akmal, Mohd Raffi and Hashimah, Elias and Mogeret, Sidi (2023) ORCHIDS OF BUNGO RANGE. In: Bungo Range : Biodiversity and Community. UNIMAS Publisher, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, pp. 57-64.
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Abstract
Orchids, which belong to the large angiosperm family of Orchidaceae, are valued for their unique floral morphological features and ecological services owing to their sensitivity towards changes in the surrounding environment along with complex interactions with other biotic components. Orchids are widely distributed in Malaysia, from the coastal forests to the mountain peaks, where its highest diversity has been documented predominantly in the mixed dipterocarp forests type (Wood, 1984). It is estimated that the present number of orchids are an astonishing 28,000 species worldwide from 763 genera (the number is most likely to exceed 100,000 species if all the hybrids are accounted for) (Otero, 2012). Approximately 10% of the total species are recorded from the Borneo Island, of which 1,200 species can be found in Sarawak (Beaman et al., 2000). However, it is expected that more species are yet to be documented from this species-rich region as Sarawak is blessed with vast and unexplored forested areas.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Orchidaceae, floral morphological, coastal forests, dipterocarp forests. |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QK Botany S Agriculture > SB Plant culture S Agriculture > SD Forestry |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology |
| Depositing User: | Gani |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Dec 2023 02:29 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Dec 2023 02:29 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43560 |
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